Revolving exhibit-display apparatus.



No. 838375. PATENTBD DEC. 11, 1906.

N. H. BROWN. REVOLVING EXHIBIT DISPLAY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28,1906.

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UNrrnn s'rn'rns FTENT orrros.

NATHANIEL H. BROWN, OF Pl-llLADELPHiA,PENNSYLVANIA.

REVOLVINGEXHIBl TT -DlSPMPI APPARATUSa No. seems.

Specification of Letters ?atent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

llppliaationfiled June 28,1906. Serial 1%. 323,769.

To all whonb it may concern:

Be it known that I, NZAT HA N IEL H, BROWN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,,residin at the city of Philadelphia, in the county Philadelphiaand State of Pennsylvania have invented certain new and usefulImprovements be advertised for the benefit vention will be more inRevolvin Exhibit-Display Apparatus, of which the to lowing is aspecification. I Y

My invention relates 'to a revolving exhibit-display apparatus for storeuse in dis laying changing fashions or styles and also or use as a meansof advertising the same by illulnined panel means applied thereto, andin such connection my invention has relation to the constructivearrangement of the apparatus and in connection therewith of t e mannerof exhibiting by illumined' displays:

the article to attract or the information to the pnblic. r I

My invention, stated-in general terms, consists of a revoluble ilhimineddisplay apparatus constructively arranged for operation substantially inscribed and claimed.

'. The nature and sec e of my present inliilly understood from theaccompanying drawin s, as an illustration of salient features of t esaidinvention, in whioh- Figure 1 is an elevational view of arevoluble 9.paratus for illumined display exhibits fora vertising and other purposesembodying main-features of my said invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalcentral sectional view of Fig. l, showin the manner of supporting theexhibit-d.1splay device of my invention so ssto berevolved, a means forillumining the 0pm ue figured or other ty e of glass panels of the evicefrom the inside: thereof and the box-hire base of the device above whichthe display device is supported, and in which base is lo cated theactuating mechanism of the revolv ing dorice. Fi 3 is a horizontalsectional view through tli illumined display device, and Fig. 4: is asimilar view of the base of said device.

- wood or metal in skeleton form and Referring to the drawings, Arepresents a SIX or more sided device having openin s or panels in eachside and the device ma e of vided with an inclined complemental sidedhood 0/ havin an o eni-n o in'the to for I g P e P a purpose to bepresently explained.

or advantage of the manner hereinafter ie-- B is the box-like base forsupporting, by means of a shaft bf, journaled in the bottom and top ofthe same in bearings b and b, providsd internally thereof, the saiddevice A.

The shaft 1) extends into the displa device 7 able electric motor C,held in a fixed position within the base B, as clearly illustrated, forexample, in Fig. '4. The starting and'stopping of the motor, as will bewell understood, is

controlled by an ordinary knife-switch. (Not shown.) To one of the sidesof the base B is fixed thereto by means of brackets (Z and (1's verticaltube D, provided with a T-union 3", extending into the base. At the uper end of the tube-D by means of unions d t -e same is formed into a riht-angular extension d which is extended 1; erefrom in a downwar'direction at at through the opening a of the device A, from which issuspended by means of a clamp d a. rod e, carrying a series ofadjustable brackets e at suitable distances apart, snpportinincandescent lamps c therefrom with t ieir line connections 5 and 6.These connections extend through the tube D and into the base B throughthe T- anion d and connect therefrom with a suitable source of electricenergy, (not shown,) whereby when the current is turned on and the motoris in action by the operating of the" switch controllingthe same thedevice A will be rotated, and at the same time the device .iil. hi hlyillumined from the interior, whlch is re, eoted through the glass panesa of the device A, thereby exposing to View in a hi lily-attractivemanner the advertising or ot or matter contained on the different seriesof glass panes of the device.

The illumination of the device from the inside reflected through thepanes thereoi' may be varied at pleasurd-that is, on a dissolvingprinciple or by momentary increase or decrease of the intensity ol theillnznl'nm tron, according to the degree oi rotation and desire tosecure within said cylinder, light-emitting means panels sn 2 see thedevice, as well as position ofsides with respect to other sides,dependent upon situation of the device the best effects from advertisingor advantagg standpoints, in the use thereof.

a ing thus described the nature and object ofmy invention what I claimas new, by Letters Patent, is- 1. In a dis lay a paratus, a base, ashaft arranged wit in and terminating above said base, adisplay-cylinder hayin transparentported by said shaIt, a supportconnects with said base and terminating suspended from said supportwithin. said cyldr and held stationary by the same and means arranged insaid base adapted to rotate said shaft and by the same said cylinderaround said light-emitting means.

2. In adis lay a paratus, a base, a shaft arranged wit in an terminatingabove said the and having an openin for the obtaining of sup 1 natingwithin said cylinder by passing through an opening thereof, a rodsuspended from panels supported by the free en'dof said shaft,

at the upper end, a I

ort connected wit said base and termi-' said support within saidcylinder having brackets, light-emitting means carried by said bracketsand held stationary by the. ,same, a worm-wheel secured-to said shaft,aworm-shaft meshin with said worm-wheel, 'said worm-shaft, W en rotated,adapted to rotate said worm-wheel and by the same .said shaft andcylinder aroundsaid lightemitting means and when stationary locking saidcylinder in a given position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature in .tlie'presence'of two subscribing witnesses. v

NATHANIEL H. BROWN.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DOUGLASS,

base, a display-cylinder having transparent TH MAS M. SMITH.

